Exodus is a 1960 epic war drama dealing with the founding of Israel,
starring Paul Newman and directed by Otto Preminger.
Inspired by the Leon Uris international 1958 bestseller Exodus, this
extraordinarily moving (The New Republic) chronicle of the rebirth of a people
and the establishment of a nation is the ultimate experience in human drama.
Nominated for three Academy Awards, Exodus is an exciting, dramatic, scenic,
panoramic and deeply moving (New York Daily News) masterpiece.
Ari Ben Canaan (Paul Newman), a commander of the Israeli underground, manages
to lead 600 Jews from the detention camps of Cyprus onto a large freighter
bound for Palestine, but British forces soon learn of his plan and insist that
he turn back. Undaunted, Ari and his passengers refuse to give up, risking their
lives for the greater cause of Israeli independence.
Nominated for a 2009 Satellite Award for Best Classic DVD.